Estate of Holbrook

PROBATE CALENDAR AUGUST 7, 2026

2. ESTATE OF HOLBROOK, 26PR0191

Petition to Administer Estate

On June 25, 2026, petitioner Cassandra Holbrook (“petitioner” or “Ms. Holbrook”)

filed a petition to administer estate. To date, there is no proof of publication in the

court’s file. (Prob. Code, § 8120.) Additionally, the proof of service for the notice of

hearing, filed June 25, 2026, is not signed under penalty of perjury.

The instant petition makes no mention of the related case, Estate of Holbrook (El

Dorado Super. Ct., Case No. 23PR0048). In that case, on March 14, 2023, Robert Yorkus1 petitioned the court to administer the estate. Ms. Holbrook objected to Ms. Yorkus’s

appointment and, on April 19, 2023, filed a competing petition to administer estate. On

July 14, 2023, the court denied Ms. Holbrook’s petition and granted Ms. Holbrook’s

petition. However, on October 21, 2024, without letters of administration ever formally

being issued, Ms. Yorkus agreed to step down as personal representative of the estate;

and Ms. Holbrook indicated she would step in and complete the probate of the estate.

On November 8, 2024, the court formally relieved Ms. Yorkus as the personal

representative of the estate (ordering Ms. Yorkus to relinquish any and all financial

documents related to the estate to Ms. Holbrook’s attorney) and appointed the public

administrator to handle the affairs of the estate. Ms. Holbrook waived any further notice

of hearings in the related case.

Ultimately, the public administrator did not accept appointment due to the lack of any real assets in the estate.

On February 21, 2025, Ms. Yorkus provided Ms. Holbrook’s attorney the requested

financial documents in open court.

On May 23, 2025, Ms. Holbrook’s attorney represented to the court that Ms.

Holbrook received funds in the amount of $100,000 from Ms. Yorkus on behalf of the

1 Ms. Holbrook and Ms. Yorkus are both daughters of the decedent.

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estate. Counsel indicated Ms. Holbrook would attempt to complete an accounting and

file a new petition to appoint Ms. Holbrook as personal administrator of the estate. On

November 21, 2025, counsel requested the court to appoint Ms. Holbrook as personal

administrator without further filings. The court stated that counsel’s request was only

available if it was a successor petition. Counsel indicated he would re-file a petition for

appointment of Ms. Holbrook as administrator.

TENTATIVE RULING # 2: APPEARANCES ARE REQUIRED AT 8:30 A.M., FRIDAY,

AUGUST 7, 2026, IN DEPARTMENT FOUR.